Laycock Street Community Theatre is celebrating a significant milestone in its history and will be taking centre stage to celebrate its 30^th birthday with the community on Sunday 29 July.

Council Unit Manager Leisure & Lifestyle, Phil Cantillon, said Laycock Street Community Theatre will open its doors to anyone who wants to join the party and share in this special celebration.

“Laycock Street Community Theatre holds a special place in the hearts of many people on the Coast as well as performing arts lovers across the state.” Mr Cantillon said.

“It was a theatre built for the community, by the community and today remains a valued, strong and supportive base for local performers, and a venue of choice for many national and international shows, bands and touring productions.

“The Theatre was built in 1988 as a collaborative project between the former Gosford Council, the NSW Government, the NSW Bicentennial Council and our long-standing friends, the Gosford Musical Society.

“As the project developed, the community recognised that this was Gosford City’s opportunity to create a quality performing arts facility, so community members and groups came together to support the construction in any way they could.

“In honour of this strong history we are opening our doors and inviting anyone who wants to share in this significant milestone to join us – the community is the heart of Laycock Street Theatre and it wouldn’t be a celebration without you!”

Laycock Street Community Theatre’s 30^th anniversary Open Day will be on Sunday 29 July from 11am to 3pm with an official cake cutting ceremony at 1pm.

There will be a sausage sizzle, a variety of free performances by Gosford Musical Society and Youth In Performing Arts and the opportunity to get a sneak peek of the My Fair Lady stage setup with free behind-the-scenes tours of the Theatre.